Useful and Smart Bolero by The Sunday Mail

Useful and Smart Bolero

Knitting
August 1937
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
7 stitches = 1 inch
in Stocking Stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
English
This pattern is available for free.

THE bolero is right back in the fashion picture, and it is a very useful little garment for spring and summer. Just such a little jacket is ideal for slipping on over a dinner or evening frock when extra warmth is required, and for day wear the addition of a bolero makes a fresh ensemble.

• back measures 18in across under arms, and each front piece at the same place is 7in
• front length, from shoulder to lower edge 15in
• side seam, 8in
• sleeve seam, 5in

Materials Required:
6oz bouclet, 4-ply thickness,
pair each of No. 9 and 11 knitting needles.

Tension: 7 stitches to the inch in width on No. 9 needles: